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I purposefully have not wanted to comment on the death of Michael Jackson since it has been well saturated by the press. I came across this article in the New York Times and felt compelled to post it because it reflects many of my personal feelings about treatment and his life. From everything I have [...]
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A wine enthusiast writes about her month of sobriety. I think many of us struggle with what Nina Caplan writes about in her essay in the Economist. In todays society wine is almost thought of as “the non alcoholic” beverage. In our local newspaper there is a once a week section like “home and garden”, dedicated to [...]
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Visiting My Son In Treatment
Just when you thought the visits to treatment centers in Utah are over, I am back again, visiting my son in beautiful Provo, Utah. I had business in Utah so I thought I would sneak in a weekend with my son. Provo really is not that bad. Also coincidentally I was [...]
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When I walked into the expo hall at Stitches West Friday afternoon and I was immediately breathless and overwhelmed. I have attended expos and conferences for industries I am excited about such as Search Marketing, Computer Programming, but never before had I felt an emotion like this. I also felt somewhat awkward, out of place and did not know where [...]
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Before my son went to RTC, I knew that he was smoking more than marijuana, he was also smoking cigarettes, which is a deadly drug. He would acquire them anywhere, bum them off various people, pick cigarette butts up off the ground, buy or steal. I would also find, in his backpack, packs of cigarettes with [...]
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I am slowly coming to terms and understandin that Addiction is a disease. I have been in denial about a family memeber having a “real” addiction problem. I always thought they would grow out of it, but now with many months behind us in treatment I am beginning to come to terms with this addiction and my role in this [...]
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